General Laws of Massachusetts - Chapter 96 Measurement of Lumber

• Massachusetts General Laws - Repealed, 1924, 258, Sec. 3 - Chapter 96, Section 1 to 6
  Repealed, 1924, 258, Sec.
• Massachusetts General Laws - Measurers of lumber; election; appointment - Chapter 96, Section 7
  Towns may annually elect one or more measurers of lumber, who shall be sworn to the faithful performance of their duties, and cities may by...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Acting in adjoining towns; application for license; fee - Chapter 96, Section 8
  A measurer of lumber in any town may apply to the selectmen of an adjoining town for a license to measure lumber therein, and if...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Fraud or deceit in measuring, marking or numbering lumber; refusal to measure - Chapter 96, Section 9
  A measurer of lumber for any city or town who is guilty of or connives at a fraud or deceit in measuring, marking or numbering...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Fraud of seller or purchaser; inducing false measurements - Chapter 96, Section 10
  A seller or purchaser of lumber who induces or attempts to induce a measurer to make a false measurement shall be punished by a fine...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Misrepresentation of authority - Chapter 96, Section 11
  Whoever without authority represents himself to be an official measurer of lumber of any city or town shall be punished by a fine of not...
• Massachusetts General Laws - International log rule; standard rule for determining foot content - Chapter 96, Section 11A
  The international log rule, based upon one fourth inch saw kerf, as expressed in the formula (D2×0.22)-0.71D)×0.904762 for four foot sections (D represents top diameter...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Repealed, 1924, 258, Sec. 3 - Chapter 96, Section 12
  Repealed, 1924, 258, Sec.

Last modified: September 11, 2015